Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Well, the family took a nice break at Cape Cod and I went to a couple shows afterward. It was a good "last hurrah" of summer in our lives. Since we got back, I just about finished the Black Roses story and started a couple new projects. Started inking Norman's Sky Pirates piece today.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Alright, it's been a couple days...let me tell you why: First, I had a lot of work to catch up on due to my busy weekend and my upcoming even busier week. Second, lost my internet access for a day and a half. Third, I was not feelin' so hot on Tuesday into Wednesday. Finally, I went to see Star Wars today and I had to teach right after.

Now, what did I get done? I was able to get a third of the loose pencils done on the Blood Rider comic, Kuster and I worked on the new Free Lunch Comics website, I started up a Facebook profile, I finished shading and scanning a piece by Katz, I set up a store on Cafepress for the studio (check it out, I'll put a link off to the right) and finally got this Bee postcard delivered to me. (Plus saw the Star Wars movie).

Saturday I will be back at this and work as usual, so I'll see ya then. BTW I'll be starting up a blog for Norman soon.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Today was pretty standard...a little work in the studio, some class and a little more work in the studio. I had to do some re work on that Bee piece...oh well. Here's what I worked on during class. It'll be a while before I have a chance to resolve it. It was fun to work on though. I am a bit of a Star Wars geek. I'll prolly see that new movie next Friday.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Today was fun for a number of reasons. First off, HUGE storms came through for a better part of the day. Big downpours, crazy thunder and lightning and HAIL! I can still hear the thunder in the distance. Next, I got to resolve this bumble bee character design piece for a local town. Finally, the Blood Rider. This guy's gonna keep me pretty busy over the next month...

Here's the cover from last night, plus a free "Benny Hill" face. I was pretty spent. This is the furthest I will show it here until the comic comes out. I think Tom (the creator/writer/inker of Unhappy Granma) will like it.

Saturday was a lot of fun! My daughter, Ava and I went around to see all the great costumes. After a couple hours of that, I had to go back to work at the Free Lunch Table. I was exhausted by the time the dealer room closed. BUT we hosted a Free Lunch Dinner (giggle) afterwards.

Here's the who's who:Ev and Sue Soares from Sky PiratesShawnti from Am I ImmortalKeith Murphy from Killer Cortez/Sky PiratesSteven Kuster, FLC creative directorLiz Ortiz from Rebel's UndergroundDavid Kaminski from The Black RosesChris Buchner from Atomic ComicsMark Tarrant from The Blood RiderStephanie O'Donnell from Nutty FunstersTom Van Zandt from Unhappy GranmaMike Finger from upcoming Stupor PowersSarah Parsons from Happy DanceSteve Kanaras (not pictured) FLC publisher and creator of Only in Whispers took the pic!

Matt C Ryan is a freelance cartoonist and comic book artist whose work spans from the comics industry to package design and advertising.

Since first being published with a pinup in an issue of Batton Lash's "Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre" from Exhibit A Press, Matt has hit the ground running. He is creator and artist on the comic, BIGGER, published by Free Lunch Comics. Additional stories, characters, and sequential art appear in other titles from Free Lunch Comics as well as numerous other comics from Crazy Mama Studios, Guild Works Productions, Radbu Productions, and Blindwolf Studios. His larger body of work includes cartoons for a number of magazine ads and package and character designs for such clients as Dornenburg Design and Mark Lewis Creative Arts.

Matt has already been honored and recognized by a number of professional organizations. Matt was a member of the Farmington Valley Arts Center faculty for seven years and was named Master Teaching Artist by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Shortly after joining the Comic Book Artists Guild, he was nominated head of the Connecticut branch and held that position until he stepped down in 2008. He remained a member until early 2009. In April 2008 at the New York ComicCon, he received the first-ever CAG award for production excellence. At the 2009 New York Comic Con CAG Awards, Matt received the Best Cartoonist and Best Workshop awards. Also, he was juried into the Granby Artists Association, a network of fine artists that partake in galleries, fundraisers, and mentoring activities. In 2011, he received the honors of President of the Granby Artists Association and the Head of the New England Chapter of the Comic Book Artists Guild.

Matt is happily married to the love of his life, Leigh Ann and they are parents to their beautiful girls, Ava and Alaina.